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A Discussion about How to Understand Objective Reality of Microscopic Matter

WU Xiao-chao

Published Jan 1, 2004• 0 citations
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Abstract

According to the quantum-mechanical Copenhagen Interpretation, as for the wave-particle duality of microparticle and uncertainty relation, discuss how to understand objective reality of microscopic matter.

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